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| Daniel Cooper / Engadget: |
SEC filing: a third party had access to GoDaddy's Managed WordPress hosting from September 6 to November 17, including 1.2M customer numbers and admin passwords — In disclosures to the Securities and Exchange Commission, web registrar and hosting company GoDaddy has revealed that it discovered it had been hacked.
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| VICE: |
ConstitutionDAO faces existential questions as a “core team” makes key decisions; high transaction fees mean ~50% of investors may lose the money they put in — ConstitutionDAO tried to buy the Constitution. Now it has a $40 million mess on its hands and entire refunds are being wiped out by high fees.
Tweets: @jason_koebler, @parismarx, @davelevitan, @jason_koebler, @bethelderkin, @timmarchman, @fredbenenson, @domdelport, @jamespmcleod, @erratarob, @joshsternberg, @tonyajoriley, @cooperlund, @blowdart, @alex, @tempusrob, @rstephens, @jason_koebler, @motherboard, @eevee, @vice, @jason_koebler, @jason_koebler, @jason_koebler, and @gerritd
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Gizmodo plans to publish the Facebook Papers in batches, redacting sensitive information with help from NYU, UMass Amherst, Columbia, Marquette, and the ACLU — Independent experts from NYU, UMass Amherst, Columbia, Marquette, and the ACLU are partnering with Gizmodo to responsibly publish this historic leak.
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| Kyle Bradshaw / 9to5Google: |
Google is rolling out a Messages update that shows iMessage reactions as emoji — The latest update to Google Messages prepares for a new way to handle the annoying iMessage reaction messages often seen in mixed group chats. — Update: This feature has already begun rolling out for some, allowing us to see it in action.
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| Juli Clover / MacRumors: |
Tile, which makes Bluetooth-based tracking accessories that compete with Apple AirTag, is being acquired by location tracking service Life360 for $205M — Tile, known for its range of Bluetooth-based tracking accessories that compete with the AirTag, is being acquired by location tracking service Life360, Tile announced today.| Sarah Perez / TechCrunch: |
Walmart will be the first to test Twitter's livestream shopping platform, with a Cyber Deals live event on November 28 — Twitter's e-commerce initiatives now include livestream shopping and Walmart will be the first retailer to test the new platform. Over the past year …
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| Tom Matsuda / The Block: |
MoonPay, which lets users buy crypto with a credit/debit card, Apple Pay, Google Pay, and more, raises $555M led by Coatue and Tiger Global at a $3.4B valuation — Quick Take — MoonPay has closed a $555 million raise led by Coatue and Tiger Global. Existing investor Blossom Capital …
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| Kim Lyons / The Verge: |
Twitter debuts aliases for contributors to its Birdwatch moderation program, so their handles aren't included in notes they leave on users' tweets — The program is intended as a method of debunking misinformation on the platform — Twitter is introducing aliases for participants …
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| Josh Sisco / The Information: |
Sources: FTC staff recommended suing Amazon over alleged Ring privacy violations earlier this year and began settlement talks; Lina Khan suspended the effort — Federal Trade Commission staffers earlier this year recommended filing a lawsuit against Amazon over alleged privacy …
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| Rithika Krishna / Reuters: |
Uber Eats will let users in Ontario, Canada order cannabis on its app for pickup, marking Uber's first foray into the weed market — Uber Technologies Inc (UBER.N) will allow users in Ontario, Canada, to place orders for cannabis on its Uber Eats app, marking the ride-hailing giant's foray …
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| Jeff John Roberts / Decrypt: |
Royal, which helps musicians create and sell NFTs, share royalties with fans, and more, raises a $55M Series A led by a16z, following a $16M seed in August — NFTs are shaking up the world of art and video games. But it may be the music business where NFTs (non-fungible tokens) …
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Tweets: @katie_haun, @naithanjones, @jeffjohnroberts, @decryptmedia, @rabois, and @decryptmedia
| Niantic: |
Niantic, the AR platform company behind Pokémon GO, raises $300M from Coatue at a $9B valuation — Niantic Inc., developer of the world's first and only planet-scale AR platform, announced today that Coatue has made a $300 million investment in the company at a valuation of $9 billion.| Sujeong Lim / Counterpoint Research: |
Global Q3 2021 smartwatch shipments: Samsung's share rose to 17% with Galaxy Watch 4 series launch, retaking #2 behind Apple, whose share dropped 10% YoY to 22% — - Samsung achieved its highest quarterly shipments with the launch of the Galaxy Watch 4 series, narrowing the gap with Apple.| Jordan Novet / CNBC: |
Zoom reports Q3 revenue of $1.05B, up 35% YoY, vs $1.02B est., and net income up 71% YoY to $340.3M, with customers spending $100K+ per year up 94% YoY to 2,507 — - Zoom exceeded analysts' estimates for the quarter and issued better-than-expected guidance.
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| Sergiu Gatlan / BleepingComputer: |
The UK's NCSC warns over 4,000 online stores that their customers' information is being compromised by attacks exploiting unpatched Magecart software — The UK's National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) says it warned the owners of more than 4,000 online stores that their sites were compromised …
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| Alexandra Sternlicht / Forbes: |
LTK, a marketplace for creators, raises $300M from SoftBank's Vision Fund, valuing it at $2B, and says 130+ influencers have become millionaires on the platform — In a sign that the retail model is being radically disrupted, the SoftBank Vision Fund is taking a $300 million stake in LTK … | Martha Muir / Financial Times: |
Analysis: 14 of the world's biggest crypto mining companies moved 2M+ machines out of China following the country's ban in May, with a majority going to Russia — China's ban on cryptocurrency mining in May triggered an exodus of miners and a global race to relocate millions of the clunky …
Tweets: @mikeelgan, @financialtimes, and @jmellerud
| Cade Metz / New York Times: |
Jay Last, a pioneer who founded Fairchild Semiconductor, which laid the technical, financial, and cultural foundation for Silicon Valley, dies at 92 — He and seven others left the Shockley Semiconductor Laboratory to create their own silicon company, Fairchild Semiconductor …
Tweets: @nytobits, @aadetugbo, @donal888, @jacquiemcnish, @vypointjch, @andreasharsono, and @mattblaze
| CTech: |
The world's fourth-largest retailer and Lidl owner Schwarz Group buys XM Cyber, which simulates cyberattacks on companies, for $700M to boost its cloud business — The Israeli company, founded in 2016 by former Mossad head Tamir Pardo, Noam Erez, and Boaz Gorodiski, has developed a technology …
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CRN, TechCrunch, The Times of Israel, XM Cyber, MSSP Alert, Help Net Security, SiliconANGLE, Globes Online, and nocamels.com
| Carolyn Said / San Francisco Chronicle: |
DoorDash has agreed to pay $5.3M to settle with San Francisco over allegations that it stiffed ~4,500 delivery workers of the city's mandated employee benefits — Restaurant-delivery company DoorDash will pay $5.3 million to settle allegations with San Francisco that it stiffed almost 4,500 delivery workers …
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City Attorney of San Francisco, The Verge, CBS San Francisco, Associated Press, Reuters, and SFist. Tweets: @davidchiu
| Anita Ramaswamy / TechCrunch: |
Render, which offers cloud-based DevOps tools, raises a $20M Series A led by Addition, following a $4.5M seed in October 2020 — DevOps cloud platform Render, which won our Disrupt SF 2019 Startup Battlefield, announced today that it closed a $20 million Series A funding round led … | Jennifer Meierhans / BBC: |
Spotify removes shuffle play as the default option on albums for premium users, so tracks play in the order artists intended, after Adele requests the change — Adele has persuaded Spotify to take the shuffle button off all album pages so tracks play in the artist's own order.
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